As I was reading the book: Christianity Connected: Hindus, Muslims, and the World in the Letters of Max Warren and Roger Hooker by Graham Kings (New Delhi, 2002; Indian Edition, ISPCK, 2017), I began to record my reflections on many points. However, I recorded them as mere brainstorms. Unless I compile them properly and do the editing, I cannot share them with others. Apart from the subject matter, the technical terms used in this book to express the theology of both Warren and Hooker went beyond my ability to record my response due to my limitations in English. Though English words were used, considering the history of English, which is ‘Christianized,’ I cannot give my response unless I understand its particular context. Moreover, as a layperson without any theological training or orientation, I cannot fully reflect on the subjects discussed in this book.
Anyhow, as the Lord came not to leave some esoteric teaching but to demonstrate the love of God, doctrine, though important, need not be so fundamental to realizing that love through my bhakti. As I was reflecting on this thought, I wrote this song [BT 975].
‘…Has it ever struck you that every European language reached maturity after the people speaking it had been ‘Christianized’ for hundreds of years, so that all the thought forms and turns of speech are impregnated with Christian values. The opposite is true of India. Hindi and Urdu and above all Sanskrit were fully developed before anyone who spoke these languages had ever heard of Christ. This is a profoundly important fact.’—Warren’s letter to Hooker, 55, Friday, 19 April 1966, in Graham Kings, Christianity Connected: Hindus, Muslims, and the World in the Letters of Max Warren and Roger Hooker (New Delhi, 2002; Indian Edition, ISPCK, 2017), p. 199.
‘…One can’t do without doctrine. But they needn’t be sandbags protecting a trench or a last ditch stand, but rather signposts down a road to be explored.’—ibid. Warren to Hooker, Letter 21, 16 July 1965.
Gurukulam
7-6-2024
Doctrine a signpost
As I was reading the book: Graham Kings, Christianity connected: Hindus, Muslims and the World in the Letters of Max Warren and Roger Hooker, New Delhi, (2002), Indian Edition, ISPCK, 2017, I began to record my reflections on so many points. But I recorded them as mere brainstorm, unless I compile them properly and done the editing I cannot share with others. Because apart from the subject the technical terms used in this book to express the theology of both Warren and Hooker, it went beyond me to record my response because my limitation in English. Though English words were used, yet considering the history of English which is ‘Christianized’@ unless I understand its particular context I cannot give my response. Apart from it, as a lay person without having any theological training or orientation, even I cannot reflect on the subject which is discussed in this book. Anyhow as the Lord came not to leave some esoteric teaching but to demonstrate the love of God, for me doctrine# though important, yet need not so fundamental to realize that love through my bhakti. As I was reflecting on this thought I wrote this song [BT 975].
‘…Has it ever struck you that every European language reached maturity after the people speaking it had been ‘Christianized’ for hundreds of year, so that all the thought forms & turns of speech are impregnated with Christian values. The opposite is true of India. Hindi & Urdu & above all Sanskrit were fully developed before anyone of them who spoke these languages had ever heard of Christ. This is a profoundly important fact.’—Warren’s letter to Hooker, 55, Friday 19 April 1966, in Graham Kings, Christianity connected: Hindus, Muslims and the World in the Letters of Max Warren and Roger Hooker, New Delhi, (2002), Indian Edition, ISPCK, 2017, p. 199
# ‘…One can’t do without doctrine. But they needn’t be sandbags protecting a trench or a last ditch stand, but rather signposts down a road to be explored.’—ibid. Warren to Hooker, Letter 21, 16 July 1965,
Gurukulam
7-6-2024
As I was reading the book: Christianity Connected: Hindus, Muslims, and the World in the Letters of Max Warren and Roger Hooker by Graham Kings (New Delhi, 2002; Indian Edition, ISPCK, 2017), I began to record my reflections on many points. However, I recorded them as mere brainstorms. Unless I compile them properly and do the editing, I cannot share them with others. Apart from the subject matter, the technical terms used in this book to express the theology of both Warren and Hooker went beyond my ability to record my response due to my limitations in English. Though English words were used, considering the history of English, which is ‘Christianized,’ I cannot give my response unless I understand its particular context. Moreover, as a layperson without any theological training or orientation, I cannot fully reflect on the subjects discussed in this book.
Anyhow, as the Lord came not to leave some esoteric teaching but to demonstrate the love of God, doctrine, though important, need not be so fundamental to realizing that love through my bhakti. As I was reflecting on this thought, I wrote this song [BT 975].
‘…Has it ever struck you that every European language reached maturity after the people speaking it had been ‘Christianized’ for hundreds of years, so that all the thought forms and turns of speech are impregnated with Christian values. The opposite is true of India. Hindi and Urdu and above all Sanskrit were fully developed before anyone who spoke these languages had ever heard of Christ. This is a profoundly important fact.’—Warren’s letter to Hooker, 55, Friday, 19 April 1966, in Graham Kings, Christianity Connected: Hindus, Muslims, and the World in the Letters of Max Warren and Roger Hooker (New Delhi, 2002; Indian Edition, ISPCK, 2017), p. 199.
‘…One can’t do without doctrine. But they needn’t be sandbags protecting a trench or a last ditch stand, but rather signposts down a road to be explored.’—ibid. Warren to Hooker, Letter 21, 16 July 1965.
Gurukulam
7-6-2024
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